Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CULHAM ST GABRIEL'S TRUST

Supporting research, development and innovation in religious education/religion and worldviews education, taking account of the current context of education in England and Wales. Grants and scholarship programmes related to RE; Programme of websites, professional development, events and resources to support teachers of RE; Partnerships with Higher Education, RE associations and RE organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to 4% of total funds
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£788£888£-100£0£22,390£83611.330
31/08/22£779£957£-178£0£23,267£7549.430
31/08/21£784£893£-110£0£24,809£1,0431430
31/08/20£793£568£225£0£21,300£98820.930
31/08/19£809£1,009£-200£0£20,399£7408.830
31/08/18£737£1,048£-310£0£19,335£89110.230
31/08/17£811£869£-59£0£18,219£1,09215.140
31/08/16£783£1,028£-245£0£16,777£1,07412.530
31/08/15£927£920£7£14£15,605£1,24916.330
31/08/14£872£996£-125£16£15,270£1,26515.230
31/08/13£813£1,021£-208£13£14,326£1,30415.330
31/08/12£663£665£-2£16£13,269£1,40325.330
31/08/11£482£467£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£480£492£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£533£554£-21£44£5,909£73115.840
31/08/08£540£600£-60£53£7,195£75315.140
31/08/07£551£719£-168£47£8,665£81213.640
31/08/06£515£589£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£583£596£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£395£493£-98n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 72%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 4%
Reserves/Spending: 11.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 61 years

www.cstg.org.uk

enquiries@cstg.org.uk

07939106686

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards the national RE Hubs
£150,000 01/07/2024
36
Christian Education

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/15 persons

  • ALYSIA-LARA AYONRINDE Appointed: 2023
  • CANON DR ANN HOLT Appointed: 2017
  • CAROLINE WEIR Appointed: 2023
  • DR RICHARD IAN KUEH Appointed: 2024
  • DR ROBERT ANDREW BOWIE Appointed: 2020
  • GILLIAN GEORGIOU Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Education Consultant
  • JAMES CHARLES COWEN Appointed: 2024
  • KRYSTIAN MCINNIS Appointed: 2022
  • LINDA WHITWORTH (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • NANSI ELLIS Appointed: 2016
  • PAUL WILLIAM KNAPPETT Appointed: 2024
  • REV MARK BENNET Appointed: 2021
  • REV NIGEL GENDERS Appointed: 2014
  • SUSIE AL-QASSAB Appointed: 2022
  • TONY WILSON Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/09/1963, number: 309671
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Culham St Gabriel's Trust
30 St Giles
Oxford
OX1 3LE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND):(1) THE PROMOTION OF THE HIGHER AND FURTHER EDUCATION, LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND TRAINING OF BENEFICIARIES (INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING FOR SUCH PERSONS BY MEANS OF CLASSES, LECTURES, BOOKS, LIBRARIES, ELECTRONIC MEDIA, AND READING ROOMS);(2) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN, AND DEVELOPMENT OF, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION;(3) MAKING GRANTS TO BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND AN ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION OR OTHERWISE TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION; (4) PROVIDING FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION;(5) PROMOTING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ANY WAY THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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